A Valvular Disaster…. An Exercise in Futility

…BNP and troponin can be used as surrogate predictors of outcome. Case Conclusion: The patient was admitted to the ICU when she decompensated. However, with aggressive, early antibiotics and symptom…

Greenwood – Why We Do What We Do and the Future of MarylandCCProject

…to improve the quality future intensivists and resuscitationists. This talk will explain more about where we are as well as where we are going. https://media.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/content.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/Greenwood-Why_We_Do_What_We_Do_and_the_Future_of_MarylandCCProject.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window…

Hirsch – Brain Injury after Cardiac Arrest: Management, Prognosis, and Controversies

I assure you, this is a lecture all of us need to hear! Hirsch-Brain Injury after Cardiac Arrest- Management, Prognosis and Controversies from maryland.ccproject.com on Vimeo. https://media.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/content.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/Hirsch-Brain_Injury_after_Cardiac_Arrest-Management_Prognosis_and_Controversies_AUDIO.mp3 Podcast: Play in…

The Arterial Line: A Significant Source of Blood Stream Infections

…Arterial Catheters as a Source of Bloodstream Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2014. CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5110a1.htm About the Author…

Achondroplasia and the ICU, a combination fraught with ERROR

medical anomalies are pathognomonic: Chronic infections: Otitis media, chronic respiratory infections (hypoglossal canal stenosis) Severe scoliosis/rib cage deformities: Restrictive lung disease Neurological symptoms: hydrocephalus, cervicomedullary compression, spinal canal stenosis Cardiopulmonary…

Kritek: ARDS Management Overview (What can whiteboards do for you? )

should not treat ARDS. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience her brilliance! https://media.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/content.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/Kritek-ARDS_Whiteboard.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Clinical Pearl (assisted by Dr. Tony Basel) After a recent…

Chandra – RUSH Ultrasound

…for EF, can assess for valve dysfunction; parasternal short axis- see more of L heart, better for EF. EF- visual estimation. Comparable accuracy to complex quantitative methods. However, this might…

Stein – What kills you in the first 20 minutes after injury

…SOM presents the weekly multi-departmental critical care fellows’ lecture on ”What kills you in the first 20 minutes after injury.” https://media.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/content.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/Stein-What_kills_you_in_the_first_20_minutes_after_injury.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat Kills You…

Tisherman – Acute Abdomen in ICU patients

cursed surgical abdomen. Over the next 60 minutes he navigates this unstable mine-field and leaves you with a better understanding of the thought process used before opening someone’s abdomen! https://media.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/content.blubrry.com/marylandccproject/Tisherman_Acute_Abdomen_in_ICU_patients.mp3…